All posts tagged "souda refugee camp"
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DISPATCH FROM CHIOS: Water Landing
It’s 3 a.m. and a dinghy teeming with shivering people has arrived to the shore. JACKSON HOLE, WY – I awoke to my phone buzzing. It was the Chios Eastern Shore Rescue Team’s “Alpha” number calling (the...
- Posted January 17, 2017
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DISPATCH FROM CHIOS: Backed Against a Wall
Desperation has set in at the Souda refugee camp. JACKSON HOLE, WY – We arrived at Souda camp this morning to distribute women’s coats. The temperatures have plummeted, and it seems like no matter what we do,...
- Posted January 3, 2017
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DISPATCH FROM CHIOS: We Are the Same
Fearing Syrian refugees is like fearing ourselves. JACKSON HOLE, WY – Tucked into the hemline of a sea barrier on the coast of Chios, Souda refugee camp is an informal, non-militarized camp run by NGOs from Europe and...
- Posted November 15, 2016